2026 Official Music Venue Application

With UMS moving to RiNo, we’re on the hunt for our all new music venues in 2026. If you’re interested in participating as a host to live music, please fill out this form. Our goal is to launch 2026 with 12+ venues and grow from there for future years. Pending overall interest, we may not be able to accommodate all applicants, but will do our best to involve as many businesses as possible. In addition to official music venues we also plan to collaborate with community partners, restaurants, hotels, etc. in the neighborhood on a guide for other establishments to check out during UMS beyond live music. Explore that application here. 

How it Works

  • Official Music Venue - If selected to be an official venue, ONLY people with UMS wristbands will be allowed in during set times in your stage viewing area, which may be part, or all of your venue. We will work with you to ensure proper door personnel are in place to manage this requirement.

  • Talent - UMS venues are programmed with shows throughout the festival weekend and aligned with hours for each venue as best as possible. In the past, our talent team handled all this booking and UMS covered the expense of artists. NEW for this year, we plan to offer the choice of this service again, OR work with venues who are equipped and prefer to book their own shows and offer consulting and a talent stipend to do so based on capacity and number of shows.

  • AV/Sound - We also provide backline and AV for selected venues who don't already have this equipment. For those that do, we just ask for specifications for our production team to review to ensure quality and compatibility.